Fiscal 2024

Annual Operating Plans

March 31, 2024

Sophia School Corporation

Sophia School Corporation has formulated the “Grand Layout 3.0 - toward 2030 -” (GL3.0) and its
Action Plan (AP) with a target period of eight years from fiscal 2023 to 2030 as a mid- to long-term
future vision relating to higher and secondary education divisions, and for the management of the
Corporation. From fiscal 2023, each school established by the Sophia School Corporation has
operated by formulating and implementing an annual business plan based on GL3.0 and AP.
With GL3.0, we have set various goals that we intend to achieve in each division by 2030, and weare precisely outlining them as the “10 Commitments toward 2030.” As shown in theseCommitments, even in this age of remarkable innovations and business transformation, including
digitalization, green environment developments, and sustainability, Sophia School Corporation will
adhere to its basic principles, with students, pupils, faculty, and staff working together as one tosteadily promote educational research, and aims to keep making contributions to society and the
local community.
The following FY2024 Operating Plans, which we thus announce, have been created as an annual
strategy to be executed in the second year of GL3.0.
We would like to ask for your continued understanding and support for the various activities of eachschool in the areas of education, research, and social contribution.

Sophia School Corporation’s long-term strategy Grand Layout 3.0 - Toward 2030 Basic concept
Fostering human resources who will live “For Others, With Others”
Contributing to research, education, and society based on our concept of “Sophia - Bringing the World Together”

3 Principles shared across all divisions
１．Achieving the basic principles (Conducting research & education contributing to the resolution of global issues)
２．Enhancing engagement as a “chosen” university
３．Strengthening our financial foundations and administration for sustainable development.

10 commitments toward 2030

Aim to achieve MAGIS

Sophia School Corporation and its schools will preserve our history as Jesuit and Catholic schools and harness ourunique features to proactively find solutions to global issues and respond to social change, thus contributing to thecreation of a better world and global harmony with an aim to achieve excellence.
1

Care for our Common
Home (Earth) throughpromoting GX/SX

2

Shift to new researchand education operation
through DX■Achieve carbon neutrality■Laudato Si’/UAPs■Contribute to creating asustainable future■Promote DX of education■Streamlining operations
through DX

67 Collaboration with society
and local community:
facilitate engagement

Promote DEI＆B(Create a safe and reassuring
school that respects individuals)■Safety, reassurance, andwellbeing of members■Employment of the disabled /women empowerment(Dialogue, communication,
collaboration, and empathy withstakeholders)■Collaboration with local
community, companies, andsociety■Communication withstakeholders■Alliance with other schools

3 Contribute to achieving

an inclusive society（Conduct problem-solvingoriented research andeducation）■SDGs／ESG investment■Human dignity / social justice■Wellbeing of all

8

Conduct prompt, flexible,
and efficient operations(Closely review management)■Governance reform■Compliance■Data-driven management

4

Connect glocally

5 Contribute to enhancing

educational opportunities(Become a globally and locallyconnected global hub)(Develop an educational programthat cares for others and reaches
out to the future.)■Global One Campus■Global networks■World-class research■New adult education■Joint industry-academia
programs■Support and contribute to thesocially vulnerable

Integration and
9 collaboration within theuniversity: enhance
engagement(Collaboration between schools
and between academics andschool corporation)■Collaboration between
schools■Collaboration between
academics and personnel /finance / facilities / ICT

10Full member participationand commitment（All-Sophia discernment incommon and collaboration）■Briefings and hearings formembers■With students (young people)

Division-specific pillars of measures
University Division

Junior High School
Division

Pride in Sophia Quality: Pursue “Sophia Quality”, excelling inhuman development, research, and contributing to global society
・As a reliable university across global society, promote world-classresearch and education, thus contributing to the creation of new society
・Foster Sophians who are “leaders that stand by others” by offering
excellent global education and a multi-layered forum for learning todeepen self-designed individual foundations
・Create an attractive “Global One Campus” by establishing nextgeneration research and education settings, achieving an inclusive
society, and engaging stakeholders in dialogue

1. Foster Sophians who can walk with Others with a glocal
perspective and create the future
2．Promote world-class research that contributes to global
society and establish a research hub that serves such purposes
3．Establish a “Global One Campus” that achieves highsustainability
4．Strengthen partnerships with global society and diverse
stakeholders
5．Establish an organizational and financial foundation thatstrongly supports sustainable development.

1. Implement researchand education
actitivities that aim tosolve local issues

Secondary Education
Division
Ⅰ Continue to be a Jesuit
schoolⅡ Continue to be an
attractive school to the
local community
III Establish a well-organizededucational environment
and personnel framework

2. Enhance educational
programs that enable
students to choose
their career paths

1. Perform school
administration according
to the 10 identifiers of
Jesuit schools

3. Improve theenvironment for
stable school
operations

2. Carry on Jesuit educationand train Jesuit
educators
3. Stay connected with
Sophia University

Corporate Division (Operational foundation of the school corporation)
1. Contribute to a sustainable
society and strengthen theframework for fulfilling social
responsibilities

2. Organize a reassuring, safe,
and comfortable campus
environment that supportsrich learning.

3. Further enhance thefinancial foundation, whichenables the sustainable
development of research andeducation.

4. Implement a
personnel policu that
increases organizational
power.

Divisions shall organically collaborate to implement measures with an aim toachieve the “10 Commitments toward 2030”

Grand Layout 3.0, Action Plan, and Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan
Sophia University
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

１．Foster Sophians who can walk with Others with a glocal perspective and create the future（１）Establish Sophian Liberal Education and Learning with an aim to nourish the capacity to continue learning and think and act autonomously①Establish Liberal Education and Learning that organically・Conduct surveys on the level of DP mastery and NPS in collaboration with the Oﬃce oflinks University-wide General Courses, Language Courses

Institutional Research, and provide feedback to each faculty based on improvement measures,and Departmental Courses, and responds to social

etc.

circumstances and students' various the career path needs

・Organize existing General Studies courses by category and level, and propose new courses tomeet various needs
・Achieve the concept of Intercontinental Learning (tentative name)・Consider the enhancement of General Studies English courses (Electives)
・Consider the appropriate allocation of courses taught by invited faculty from abroad
・Determine the policy for English Electives Group D and consider its introduction in 2025
・Look into courses that meet the needs of society (courses related to regional cooperation,etc.)・Expand internship opportunities at international organizations and arrange presentation forstudents
・Reﬂect on the pilot program, consider the feasibility and procedures for making it into acourse②Promote the systematization and enhancement of courses ・Disseminate the contents of university-wide Compulsory
to allow students to design their autonomous learning

courses to faculties and departments, and consider a model curriculum in conjunction with
Compulsory education courses
・Explore course models for General Studies, Language, and Specialized Education courses indepartments that can respond to the changing needs of society and students
・Further consider facilitating the use of portfolios③Reconsider and reconstruct the curricula with a view to・Compile speciﬁc measures in line with the discussions at each facility based on the policy of

reducing the number of courses in order to secure time forthe “Subcommittee on Measures for Deeper Student Learning and Substantialization of Credits“

studying and depth of learningand develop a mid- to long-term schedule for implementation
・Formulate new guidelines for grading, a veriﬁcation process for curriculum inspection,compile specific measures based on discussions in the Educational Planning Subcommittee
related to considering the use of the quota system, and develop a mid- to long-term schedule
for implementation
・Organize existing university-wide Elective courses by category and level④With a view to creating a graduate school education and・Undertake detailed examination of a one-year pre-doctoral (Master's degree) course

system that considers diverse career paths, promote and・Consider increasing the number of early graduation/completion programs

implement measures that build on the characteristics unique ・Flexibly respond to setting application periods, entrance exam implementation, and otherto the graduate school programarrangements

Sophia University
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

（２）Provide opportunities for learning and experiences that will foster multidimensional and comprehensive perspectives; and expand suchopportunities worldwide①Build various action-based programs that addresses the・Review the structure of practical program courses (groups) and consider introducing newchallenges faced by contemporary society and offer

courses

opportunities to as many students as possible

・Consider General Studies courses that embody the University's founding principles andeducational spirit
・Prepare for the unitization of the 2023 Educational Innovation Adopted Program in ﬁscal 2025,
in collaboration with the Innovation Team’s faculty
・Convert the ANU Program (Student Summit) into a course
・Publicize and support matching for realizing COIL within AJCU-AP
・Conduct a survey on student needs
・Implement pilots of highly feasible programs②Deepen collaborations with universities in Japan and・Explore and discuss potential partner schools with which to deepen collaboration withoverseas; and promote diverse research and education

・Continue to organize termination, etc., of non-performing agreements

activities at the undergraduate and graduate level

・Collect information at international conferences and at meetings with delegations frompartner institutions (continued)
・Conduct research and select candidate universities to conclude agreements for the Special
Preparatory Class for Graduate School and the 3+2 Program
・Explore increasing partnerships with universities for Double Degree/Joint Degree Programs(one or two schools)③Promote the development and veriﬁcation of next-

・Look into increasing the number of global education classes utilizing COIL and online courses

generation education; and build a framework for flexible

and collaborate with overseas universities and institutions

course development

・Consider establishing a system to study digital transformation in education
・Formulate a concrete plan to strengthen cooperation between the FD Committee and theCenter for Liberal Education and Learning in the area of educational development, and consider
building a system for integrating their functions④Enhance diverse extracurricular activities, including

・Expand support for volunteer activities, extracurricular activities groups, and others

volunteering and educational programs to foster the・Expand opportunities for independent learning through regional and academic collaboration,

educational spirit and promote human growthetc., and verify the effectiveness of such opportunities
・Expand learning and plan events to embody the spirit of education（３）Achieve multilayered learning among high school students, university students, and adults①Develop and implement an educational program that

・Expand the content of “The Sophia Global Citizen Program" and stabilize the operationaldraws on Sophia's unique features and organize ainfrastructure

framework that satisfies the thirst for knowledge, regardless ・Develop new programs and study tours for high school students in collaboration with oﬀof age and nationality

campus organizations, Sophia GED, etc.
・Further expand Professional Studies content and increase the satisfaction level ofparticipating companies
・Operate short-term business courses with overseas business schools
・Conduct lectures, etc., inviting alumni
・Systematize educational programs related to startups and innovation, such as theEntrepreneurship Training Course, in addition to planning talk events by overseas Sophians

Sophia University
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

２．Promote world-class research that contributes to global society and establish a research hub that serves such purposes（１）Promote high-level research and enhance human and institutional organizations to support such research①Establish an administrative organization that・Establish a research support system that enables the division of roles between URA and staﬀ

comprehensively supports high-level transdisciplinaryand strengthens their respective functions

research from application to adoption

・Facilitate an organizational research environment by bolstering comprehensive support forlarge-scale research initiatives, and promote the expansion of individual research endeavors②Enhance measure to encourage international joint

・Implement support measures to facilitate the submission of international coauthored papers

researchby utilizing external professional organizations③Appoint URAs to support and promote research resource

・Develop the roles and functions of URAs through the establishment of URA teams

mobilization, matching and implementation④Secure time for professors to engage in research by・Review and renew the operational status of the buyout program and consider similar

considering better balanced time allocation for research,mechanisms

education, university management, and social action⑤Formulate a medium- to long-term research plan at

・Formulate a research plan and consider an evaluation system for research results based on

research institutes and affiliated institutes and establish athe clarification of the research institute’s positioning (including affiliated institutes)

monitoring system（２）Promote research that addresses the challenges of the times and society drawing upon Sophia's unique features①Promote world-class research that not only addresses

・Determine and promote strategies and priority measures for the promotion of world-classtimely and social needs but also contributes to solving

researchissues addressed by the contemporary Catholic Church or
the Society of Jesus②Promote transdisciplinary research through collaboration

・Determine and promote strategies and priority measures for the promotion ofamong diverse fields and organizationstransdisciplinary research③Build a research hub that draws upon Sophia's unique・Facilitate the participation of diverse researchers in international consortia and disseminate

features, taking full advantage of existing international

research results through international coauthored papers

research networks

・Support the promotion of research on themes that can draw upon Sophia's unique features④Enhance publication and communication of research・Consider additional measures to promote open accessresults and enhance our reputation in research power

・Facilitate public relations measures, including press releases on publications by Sophia's
faculty members（３）Facilitate support for young researchers and female researchers①Enhance support programs for young researchers,

・Strengthen support for doctoral students

including doctoral degree students, and female researchers

・Consider new support programs for young researchers and female researchers②Organize an educational and support system that observes ・Collect information and consider systems related to research integrity
research ethics, research integrity, and relevant laws andregulations

・Promote research ethics education

Sophia University
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

３．Establish a Global One Campus that achieves high sustainability（１）Establish an environment where diversity is respected and all members with diﬀerent backgrounds can learn and work in comfort①Establish a discrimination-free, bias-free, and・Provide opportunities for interviews and exchange of opinions to identify issues

harassment-free campus that is comfortable for everyone

・Conduct harassment prevention training (basic training for new faculty and staﬀ, training forcounselors and consultation services, and training on priority themes)
・Conduct various awareness-raising activities and prevention seminars for students②Provide opportunities for exchange among diverse

・Enhance student exchange programs oﬀered at SSIC (Sophia Student Integration Commons),

students, drawing upon the unique features of One Campus

and develop new programs based on the understanding and review of requirements
・Enhance the international dormitory educational program and validate the sense of growth・Organize events utilizing LLC and SSIC by supporters③Create and inclusive campus environment

・Strengthen language support and specialists
・Formulate response related to LGBTQ
・Continue to develop support systems for all international students, including regular exchange
students
・Enhance and verify support for students with disabilities④Build a career support program that allows each student

・Adjust the guidance schedule and content to align with early advancement

to exert their individuality and forge their own paths in life

・Implement guidance for persons with disabilities and for students with communicationdifficulties (including information regarding off-campus events)
・Implement guidance for researchers and doctoral course students
・Oﬀer internship courses for doctoral course students (joining the consortium)
・Review the guidance for international students after SGU
・Implement guidance for new students, speciﬁcally for international students
・Verify new career courses for upper-grade students and consider the future curriculum
structure（２）Enhance the organizational structure for sustainability promotion and increase eﬀorts①Organize a support system that helps diverse students

・Increase the number of psychiatrists in charge of mental health counselinglead a physically and mentally healthy student life

・Increase the number of English-speaking counselors
・Continue to provide gynecological consultation
・Strengthen mental health care・Continue to conduct legal consultations and awareness-raising activities by external lecturers
・Leverage the knowledge of outside experts
・Increase the number of student counseling rooms
・Consider new oﬃce space and conduct visits and interviews at other universities②Design a scholarship program that ﬂexibly responds to・Verify support needs in light of the latest government policies

changes in students' learning and social situations

・Expand and reﬂect on merit-based support (for students with outstanding academic records,
graduate students, international students, etc.)
・Consider organizing and integrating various scholarships③Build a scheme that facilitates the implementation of new ・Organize viewpoints to carefully examine proposals planned by students (continuity, whether
efforts proposed by students and a collaborative framework

the content contributes to student growth, etc.) and consider how to support themengaging students, faculty, and staff

・Promote projects through collaboration between academic staﬀ and teaching staﬀ

Sophia University
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

（３）Enhance global hub campus functions and implement cutting-edge ICT-based campus environment improvements①Implement ICT-based data management for improved

・Enable access to the reservation system from student mobile app

student services and enhanced environmental

・Launch operation and initial adjustment of the health management system

considerations

・Launch the student portal site/app
・Integrate authentication with single sign-on
・Implement a highly secure multi-factor authentication system
・Develop a system for extracurricular activity groups to apply for use of facilities
・Improve services by introducing single sign-on②Enhance the online education environment and promote

・Renovate computer classrooms in preparation for the introduction of BYOD

digital transformation in education in line with ICT・Improve services by introducing IC cards for student IDs

advancements (e.g. introduce new educational

・Improve services by introducing single sign-on

environments)③Promote digital transformation (DX) in research data

・Establish research data management policy

management, research infrastructure improvement, andresearch community building④Enhance Library functions, including its functions to・Promote digitization of academic information (conversion from paper to digital resources,

collect, accumulate, and provide academic information

priority purchase of digital resources, etc.)
・Formulate and publish rules for promoting open access to scholarly articles, etc., and notify
researchers・Renovate library systems to improve user services, including the introduction of single signon for MyOPAC
・Formulate a system policy and budget request for the new Repository for Academic
Information
・Secure and train young staﬀ and persons with library work experience to strengthen thecollection, management, and dissemination of academic information
・Strengthen cooperation with related organizations for the integration of library systemterminals and administrative system terminals (library system development companies and the
ICT Office), and identify items that need to be implemented・Consider future plans for the library to adapt to the era of open science, explore new ways toutilize book storage and shelves, and renovate the second floor

Sophia University
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

４．Strengthen partnerships with global society and diverse stakeholders（１）Enhance dialogue with various stakeholders①Promote stakeholder engagement, including enhancing

・Conduct joint OBOG alumni exchange meetings

alumni networks

・Consider collaboration between SFDP and Sophia University Alumni Association for related
out-of-school programs
・Look into other one-oﬀ joint programs
・Begin considering a homecoming event to stimulate interactive communication with alumni
・Provide opportunities that contribute to dialogue and empathy between parents living in rural
areas (including members of the Sophia University Parents’ Association) and the University
・Provide opportunities for global networking among alumni, including those residing abroad・Implement plans to increase dialogue with alumni, parents (including members of Sophia
University Parents' Association), and students, as well as to utilize the diverse network ofalumni・Consider renewal of “Jochi Daigaku Tsushin” ("Sophia University Communications") (target:
fiscal 2025)②Contribute to local government as a local hub for・Implement social contribution through student practice in collaboration with neighboringknowledge and action

institutions (Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Chiyoda Ward, Kojimachi Fire Department,
Kojimachi Police Department, etc.)（２） Implement reputation management through enhancement of IR(Institutional Research) and public relations functions①Make decisions and veriﬁcations based on IR-based・Distribute various student surveys and 10 indicators Ver. 2. Increase in the number of

evidence

requests for analysis from facilities and departments
・Analyze data related to Sophia University's research strength and research reputation②Promote strategic eﬀorts for improved global reputation

・Continue to consider reputational indexes to measure value that does not appear in global
rankings
・Conduct the existing survey by broadening the target audience (aiming for 50 responses)
・Publish press releases promptly in English and Japanese on papers published by University
professors, and enhance the frequency of announcements
・Renew the websites of facilities and research institutes③Promote eﬀorts to secure student candidates with high・Develop public relations activities to maintain the number of applicants for the generalambitions and expand student diversity

selection
・Launch a working group to reevaluate, organize, and restructure the various existing
admissions systems
・Aggressively develop overseas public relations utilizing AAA and AA
・Aggressively develop local public relations utilizing AAA and AA
・Second year of area promotion project (continue to hold events in three prefectures)④Promote eﬀorts to strengthen partnerships with the four・Clarify response policies including departments and faculties

Jesuit secondary schools and other secondary education

・Maintain and build good relationships through mutual visits

instituions in Japan and overseas（３）Proactively promote collaboration with industry, government, and civil society with a view to solve social challenges.
①Contribute to solving social challenges by promoting

・Develop and facilitate extramural joint research and contract research that leads to social

pioneering efforts in collaborating with the local community, implementation
private companies, and various organizations②Deepen partnerships with Catholic and Jesuit universities

・Set the agenda and consider the contents of the GLP to be hosted at the school in August

and promote efforts to solve the challenges faced by the2025

global community through research and education

・Utilize SACRU and MIRAI international research networks
・Prepare and implement a university-wide system for the IAJU International Education
Conference to be held at our school in February 2025
・Deepen human exchange network within IAJU as a whole and within AJCU-AP
・Continue to support students from Ukraine until the end of their studies
・Consider support system for refugee assistance and developing regions

Sophia University
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

５．Establish an organizational and ﬁnancial foundation that strongly supports sustainable development（１）Establish an research and education organization that realizes Sophia Quality①Consider the ideal vision of an academic organization that ・Establish a system to plan and pursue strategic initiatives for the university as a whole based
can firmly promote the Grand Layout

on the president's initiative②Coordinate and support research and education, increase

・Consider and introduce a system to reﬂect the development of practical classes, research thatfaculty and staff specializing in promoting the Grand Layout, is tied to the University's strategy, and contributions in areas such as public service in terms ofand design a scheme to reduce the burden shouldered by

reduced educational burdens, increased research funds, etc.

faculty members engaged in special missions in research,・Develop a personnel system related to URA and UEA

education, social action, and unversity management③Make eﬀorts to enhance understanding toward various

・Enhance opportunities for conversation, and examine and experiment with diﬀerent

university measures and activiate communication amongcommunication channels and tools

different faculties, different administrative sections, andfaculty and staff④Establish a PDCA cycle management scheme to ensure・Continue initiatives related to the visualization of learning outcomes

the quality of education and research・Develop an internal quality assurance system based on the results of accreditation evaluation（２）Balance investment in sustainable development and healthy university management to achieve an autonomous ﬁnancial and personnel systemwith short, medium-, and long-term visions①Clarify the priority order of various measures and establish ・Comprehensively examine faculty recruitment and assignment, budgetary allocation anda management system for business resources that serve

procedure from the viewpoint of university-wide and faculty/graduate school strategies,

sustainable university operations

university-wide staffing, and Sophia School Corporation’s personnel cost management, etc.

②Build a framework for university operations based on・Expand staﬀ to meet the increasing diversiﬁcation and complexity of the University's

collaboration between faculty and staff and strategicallyoperations

allocate managerial resources to projects undertaken by the ・Consider the process for consultation between the academic and human resources
university

departments in the assignment of staff③Review the medium- to long-term personnel expenses

・Finalize guidelines related to mid- to long-term personnel costs

management in the higher education division.
④Optimally allocate educational resources

・Implement further operational reforms for eﬃciency in the academic organization
・Review the number of courses to be oﬀered and the curriculum
・Review the part-time faculty assignments and consider assigning specially-appointed
professors, etc., in accordance with the teaching strategy（３）Propose projects and procure funds to enhance new developments in research and education, student life, and social action①Create human and ﬁnancial resources for new

・Establish cost reduction targets by reviewing existing programs for revision, elimination,

developments in research and education, student life, andrestructuring or inefficient operationssocial action

・Formulate criteria and processes for rationally judging business continuity②Enhance the framework for developing educational

・Provide networking opportunities for alumni at the top of their companies or at the executive

programs and acquiring donations in order to diversify

level

revenue sources

・Create and distribute an “Ending Notebook” at alumni events
・Consider and implement new proﬁtable educational projects following on from Professional
Studies・Systematize and design an operating plan for each of the educational projects within the
SFDP concept

Sophia University Junior College
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

１．Implement research and education actitivities that aim to solve local issues①Enhance educational programs that promote multicultural ・Utilize teaching materials incorporating aspects of cross-cultural
coexistence

understanding to support elementary school foreign language (English)
education on the Hadano Campus
・Create opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds, including thosefrom junior college, Sophia University, and students from abroad, to engage in②Enhance service learning activities for multicultural

the activities
・Expand Japanese language and subject support activities for foreign

coexistence

national residents and children in Hadano City, and explore ways to facilitate
the participation of not only junior college students but also students from
Sophia University and abroad③Ensure the promotion of internal joint projects focused on ・Faculty members engaged in Service Learning activities will conductmulticultural coexistence

research and share their results based on the theme of “summary anddevelopment of Service Learning at Sophia University Junior College Division”

２．Enhance educational programs that enable students to choose their career paths①Improve English proﬁciency to levels required by private

・Provide opportunities for autonomous learning through Compulsory English

companies and for unversity admissions

courses, Compulsory Elective English courses, and Specialized courses taught
in English, as well as through e-learning②Enhance career courses

・Strengthen collaboration with advisory faculty by sharing information on
career course participation status, etc.
・Establish a framework that allows students to experience the program’s
advantages by leveraging the process of completing reaction papers in careercourses and receiving feedback on them・Announce the signiﬁcance of the essay course during the transfer guidance・Organize class schedules to facilitate participation in career courses③Enhance individual consultations on career paths

・Create an environment that encourages consultation, such as by holding
consultation sessions using the Career Resource Center・Strengthen individual outreach eﬀorts, such as by sending out emails
inviting all job-seeking students to interviews before the busiest period for job
applications
・Strengthen faculty guidance for all students in the seminar who wish totransfer
・Disseminate more information on schools open for entrance examinations,etc.
④Enhance English programs that focus on ﬁnding solutions ・Continue to oﬀer a variety of English Compulsory Elective courses (English
to global issues

skills courses), focusing on themes/topics like “Advanced English Skills(SDGs),” to ensure a broad selection of classes available for enrollment infiscal 2024

⑤Foster reading and writing skills with an aim to let

・Prepare booklets on reading methods

students acquire educated knowledge and the basic skills

・Implement student guidance in “Anthropology I” and “Basic Seminar” based

required as a responsible member of societyon those booklets⑥Understand the needs of society and refelct them on

・Improve presentation and writing skills in “Basic Seminar” andcurricula“Anthropology I”

３．Improve the environment for stable school operations①Share and standardize measures across the School・Digitize student ID cards

Corporation to improve the learning environment in way that ・Achieve collaborative initiatives between the university and the juniorachieves greater educational effects

college for overseas short-term language courses and study tours②Enhance non-operational revenues to promote campus・Continuing on from ﬁscal 2023, proactively conduct facility rentals to outsideusegroupsSecondary Schools
Eiko Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
Grand Layout 3.0
Section No.

Item

1. Perform school administrationaccording to the 10 identifiers of
Jesuit schools

No.

Sub-item(1) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to being Catholicand to offer in-depth faithformation in dialogue withother religions andworldviews

Action Plan (AP)Annual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

・Create an atmosphere in the・Set up opportunities to learn aboutschool so that students canbeing a Catholic school utilizing
participate in the decision-making teachers and staff workshops
process (joint identification) in asound manner
・Practice ethical and religious
education so that students canlearn Christian values anduniversal values

・Conduct consultation on thedevelopment of teachers in charge of
ethics courses
・Begin considering ethics andreligious education with the newly
appointed chaplain(2) Jesuit Schools are
・Create a school environment
committed to creating a Safe free of harassment
and Healthy Environment forall・Consider the holding of a workshop
on harassment for teachers and staff

・Examine the work style of faculty ・Continue studying the management
and staff
of teachers and staff working hours
・Promote thorough Cura
Personalis

4-School Common Issues(3) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to Global
Citizenship・Expand opportunities for teachers tomeet with students

・Construct a curriculum capable ・Implement orientation and guidanceof enabling students to learn the for students who wish to study atmeaning of and problems related overseas universities
to globalization
・Create opportunities for students ・Consult with advisors to establish
to experience globalization around support systems for creating English
the world
recommendation letters
・Enhance the English
conversation ability of students

・Consider holding an English
workshop for high school students incollaboration with a university

・Create opportunities for students ・Ensure thorough publicity ofto understand that many social
university workshops that high school
problems are global and think of students can attend
ways to solve them(4) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to the Care of all
Creation

・Create a curriculum to allow
・Consider developing an
students to learn about the global interdisciplinary curriculum
environment in depth・Put into practice activities aimed ・Through collaboration with libraries,
at global environmental
foster an awareness of daily life
conservation
related to global environmental
conservation(5) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to justice・Create opportunities to learn the ・Implement educational programs
true meaning of “For Others, With (hands-on activities) that provide
Others”
opportunities to encounter and build
relationships with vulnerable people
・Create opportunities for direct
・Facilitate discussions with refugeecontact with people referred to as support facilities to establish“Others”
cooperative relationships
・Study in depth why people
referred to as “Others” emerge
and create a forum to consider
what measures are available toresolve the problems “Others”
experience・Continue to create opportunities tothink about "Others" issues, with afocus on the ethics curriculum

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Action Plan (AP)Sub-item(6) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to being
Accessible to All

Annual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

・Examine the appropriateness ofschool fees・Continue to provide the Eiko Jesuit
Scholarship

・Enhance scholarships

・Continue examination of specificmeasures to improve moneycollecting resources related to the
donation system (Eiko High ForeverFund)・Consider ways to make theschool more open to local people(7) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to Interculturality

・Provide opportunities to study
・Conduct Kabuki classes for thirdJapan’s culture in depth and learn year high school students
about the diverse cultures of theworld
・Actively utilize and participate in
the "Educate Magis" activities of
the Jesuit School(8) Jesuit Schools are
・Actively connect to the Network
committed to being a Global with appropriate educational and
Network at the service of the other institutions outside of theMissionJesuit School relationship・Conduct a school grade trip basedon peace studies and community
exchange in Okinawa for secondyear high school students
・Implement a student exchange
program with the Sacred Heart
School, Areneo de Cebu, a Jesuit
School in the Philippines

4-School Common Issues

・Implement a student and teacher
exchange to Ever to Excel at Boston
College, a Jesuit University in the
U.S.
・Consider a system that would allow
students to study at a Jesuit highschool abroad(9) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to humanexcellence

・Create a 6-year educational
program to enable students toacquire the “4 C’s”

・Confirm the integration of the “4 C’s” in the current ethics curriculum
and prepare to inform the teachersand staff(10) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to life-longlearning

・Create an organization to enable ・Cooperate in the activities andstudents to maintain theirorganization of the Catholic Alumni
relationship with the school after Association
graduation
・Provide opportunities for・Conduct silent meditation meetings
students to reflect on and sharefor graduates
what they learned at school
through class/grade reunions, etc.
・Establish ties with Jesuit alumniorganizations in Japan andaround the world to share
information on Jesuit education

2. Carry on Jesuit education andtrain Jesuit educators(1) Offer opportunities to train
・Provide at least one faculty or
Jesuit educators, collectstaff member with professional
materials, and plan andlearning opportunities in Jesuit
implement training sessions, educationetc.
・Work with the Catholic Jesuit
Center to enrich resources forlearning about Jesuit educationand create opportunities fortraining as needed・Perform ongoing training
sessions led by the Jesuit
Secondary Education Promotion
Committee (JSEC)・Encourage information exchange of
the Educate Magis website within theschool・Conduct a teacher-training
workshop on Jesuit or Catholic
education・Continue to hold monthly training
sessions for new teachers hosted by
the principal

・Assist JSEC's implementation oftraining sessions

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3. Stay connected with Sophia
University

Sub-item(1) Provide opportunities forstudents studying at Jesuit
schools to acquire "Ignatian
Leadership" and to actively
utilize Sophia University's
resources

Annual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

・Collaborate with various faculties ・Ensure thorough promotion of
to create opportunities foruniversity workshops that are open to
students to learn specialized
high school students
knowledge while in school・Provide opportunities to learn
about and experience various
issues around the world in
collaboration with research
institutions within the university,
such as the Asian Human
Resource Development ResearchCenterEnsure that the school is chosen
based on a better understandingof its educational goals and
4. content, as well as the school's
facilities and other uniquefeatures

School-Specific Issues

No.

Action Plan (AP)・Hold school information sessions
three times
・Actively utilize publicity
opportunities outside the school・Consider ways to improve public
relations based on participant
surveys from school information
sessions
・Continue review led by the Public
Relations Committee and the HP
Committee
Improve the educational
environment based on a repair
5. plan for school facilities

6

Review and examine the school's
internal rules and regulations inareas that need to adapt to thechanging times

・Promote renovation of aging
facilities
・Facilitate the use of LEDs in various
facilities
・Continue assessment for therevision and implementation ofacademic regulations (grading,promotion regulations, etc.)

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Jesuit schools

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Sub-item

Action Plan (AP)Annual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

(1) Jesuit Schools are
・Create an atmosphere in the・Establish lectures and training
committed to being Catholic school so that students canopportunities to deepen shared
and to offer in-depth faithparticipate in the decision-making beliefs and common
formation in dialogue withprocess (joint identification) in a understanding among teachersother religions andsound manner
worldviews
・Practice ethical and religious
・Create opportunities for students
education so that students canto be exposed to Christian andlearn Christian values andJesuit educational values and to
universal values
promote understanding

4-School Common Issues(2) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to creating a
Safe and Healthy
Environment for all

・Create a school environment
free of harassment

・Explore and implement specifichuman rights considerations indaily school life and events topractice "education that values
each and every individual"

・Examine the work style offaculty and staff

・Provide training for teachers onunderstanding and support for
students after the post-COVID-19
pandemic, as well as issues
related to “harassment”
・Revise student surveys with thesame aim・Explore and implement specificmeasures in terms of personnel
and working hours of teachingstaff
・As a school that experienced theGreat Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake,create opportunities to convey tostudents the importance of life

・Promote thorough Cura
Personalis(3) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to Global
Citizenship・Implement disaster prevention
education based on the facts andlessons learned from the Great
East Japan Earthquake throughstudy tours and community
service activities
・ Construct a curriculum capable ・Set up learning opportunities toof enabling students to learn the address global issues (e.g.,meaning of and problems related second-year high school study
to globalization
trips to Singapore and Malaysia,
study in New York and India, andonline overseas exchange
programs)
・Create opportunities for students
to experience globalization
around the world
・Enhance the English
conversation ability of students
・Create opportunities for students
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Action Plan (AP)Annual Operating Plan

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Fiscal 2024

(4) Jesuit Schools are
・Create a curriculum to allow
・Create educational opportunities
committed to the Care of all students to learn about the global that promote behavioral change
Creationenvironment in depth
and consideration of the global
environment
・Put into practice activities aimed
at global environmental
conservation(5) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to justice・Create opportunities to learn the ・Create opportunities totrue meaning of “For Others, With experience and think about
Others”
poverty and social injustice in theworld in concrete terms

4-School Common Issues

・Create opportunities for direct・Develop an educational cycle
contact with people referred to as from fieldwork to graduation“Others”
thesis, fostering inquiry-basedlearning for problem-solving
・Establish a system to provide
learning support from alumni and
Sophia University in the processof writing graduation theses
・Study in depth why people
referred to as “Others” emerge
and create a forum to consider
what measures are available toresolve the problems “Others”
experience・Conduct a visit to India
・Convey the current status of
support facilities at cultural
festivals, reporting sessions, andin reports, and confirm thesignificance of fundraising in India
・Consider and implement
initiatives to instill students withFor Others, With Others(6) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to being
Accessible to All

・Examine the appropriateness of ・Enhance scholarships
school fees
・Examine in details andimplement a donation system(Rokko Mirai Donation) that canbe employed for educational
activities to practice Jesuit
education
・Enhance scholarships
・Create and maintain good
relationships with local residents
・Consider ways to make theschool more open to local people(7) Jesuit Schools are・Provide opportunities to study
・Provide opportunities to learn
committed to Interculturality Japan’s culture in depth and learn about Japanese history andabout the diverse cultures of the culture in classes and eventsworld
・Provide students with
opportunities to introduce theculture of their own country ininternational exchange settings
・Provide opportunities forstudents to learn about thecultures of their overseas peers,
and to understand the diversity ofpeoples and cultures in the world

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Action Plan (AP)Annual Operating Plan

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Fiscal 2024

(8) Jesuit Schools are
・Actively utilize and participate in ・Consider specific financial
committed to being a Global the "Educate Magis" activities of assistance measures for
Network at the service of
the Jesuit Schooloverseas training
the Mission
・ Actively connect to the Network ・Create a forum to consider thewith appropriate educational and establishment of a study-abroadother institutions outside of the system at Jesuit schools for highJesuit School relationshipschool students
・Establish a cooperative
framework among the 4 schools
for the realization and participationof international ISLF

4-School Common Issues

・Consider proactively accepting
visiting students and short-term
exchange students fromoverseas sister schools(9) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to humanexcellence

・Create a 6-year educational
program to enable students toacquire the “4 C’s”

・Consider creating opportunities
to share an awareness ofpracticing Jesuit education(implement visits to sister schools
and exchange events during
study trips to New York, India,
and Cambodia, and employ
online exchange opportunities,
etc.)
・Promote participation in joint
Catholic school workshops
・Consider and implement ways toutilize teachers of different
generations in line with theobjectives of each training
workshop・Promote student participation in
joint workshops and exchange
meetings with neighboring
Catholic schools
・Establish a forum to consider
the arrangement, systematization,and review of events and learning
activities to cultivate “leadershipthat serves others”
・Promote efforts to instill instudents the use of the “Rokko
Notebook” for daily practice ofJesuit education(10) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to life-longlearning

・Create an organization to enable ・Establish opportunities forstudents to maintain theirgraduates to cooperate in events
relationship with the school after such as Career Day, alumni
graduationlectures, and workplace visits, inan aim to help students think
about their future paths
・Provide opportunities for・Create opportunities for alumni
students to reflect on and share organizations of the 4 schools towhat they learned at school
connect with Jesuit schools andthrough class/grade reunions,
Jesuit school alumni around the
etc.
world
・Establish ties with Jesuit alumniorganizations in Japan andaround the world to share
information on Jesuit education

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4-School Common Issues

2. Carry on Jesuit education andtrain Jesuit educators

No.

Action Plan (AP)Sub-item(1) Offer opportunities to train
Jesuit educators, collectmaterials, and plan andimplement training
sessions, etc.

Annual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

・Provide at least one faculty or
staff member with professional
learning opportunities in Jesuit
education

・Establish lectures and training
opportunities for all teachers andstaff to become aware of theirrole in Jesuit education

・Work with the Catholic Jesuit
Center to enrich resources forlearning about Jesuit educationand create opportunities fortraining as needed・Explore the possibility ofproviding Jesuit educational
training opportunities online whileworking・Establish a forum forcollaborative discussion between
the 4 school associations andSophia School Corporation
regarding the cultivation of Jesuit
educational inheritors

・Perform ongoing training
sessions led by the Jesuit
Secondary Education Promotion
Committee (JSEC)
3. Stay connected with Sophia
University

Continually be a school of choicebased on a better understandingof our educational goals and
4. content, as well as our school
facilities and other uniquefeatures
Review and consider the school
regulations, etc., for areas that
5. need to adapt to the changing
times
Improve the educational
environment based on a repair
6. plan for school facilities(1) Provide opportunities for・Collaborate with various
students studying at Jesuit faculties to create opportunities
schools to acquire "Ignatian for students to learn specialized
Leadership" and to actively knowledge while in school
utilize Sophia University's
resources
・Provide opportunities to learn
about and experience various
issues around the world in
collaboration with research
institutions within the university,
such as the Asian Human
Resource Development
Research Center

・Discuss learning opportunities
by Sophia University faculty
members (specialized lectures on
topics such as ethics, religion,
anthropology, etc. and lectures
related to UAPs, social justice,environmental issues,
identification, etc.)
・Explore ways for students toparticipate together with theirsister schools' students inworkshops, lectures, and public
events hosted by Sophia
University

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1. Perform school administrationaccording to the 10 identifiers of
Jesuit schools

No.

Action Plan (AP)Sub-item

4-School Shared AP(1) Jesuit Schools are
・Create an atmosphere in thecommitted to being Catholic school so that students canand to offer in-depth faithparticipate in the decision-making
formation in dialogue withprocess (joint identification) in aother religions andsound manner
worldviews

Annual Operating Plan
Fiscal 2024
・Strengthen communication
through each meeting

・Practice ethical and religious
・Practice Jesuit education based
education so that students can learn on the Ignatian teaching method,
Christian values and universal
especially "reflection"
values(2) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to creating a
Safe and Healthy
Environment for all

・Create a school environment freeof harassment

・Conduct harassment training for
staff

・Examine the work style of faculty
and staff

・Carry out a survey on corporalpunishment, bullying, andharassment

4-School Common Issues

・Promote thorough Cura Personalis ・Promote counseling incooperation with counselingdoctors, school counselors, thelearning support office (room-w),
health center, etc.
(3) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to Global
Citizenship・ Construct a curriculum capable of ・Implement international
enabling students to learn the exchange programs in themeaning of and problems related to Philippines (August), Cambodia
globalization(December), and the U.S.
(March)・Create opportunities for students
to experience globalization aroundthe world・Implement online speaking
training in English classes

・Enhance the English conversation ・Create opportunities to learn
ability of students
about issues such as world
poverty, discrimination, conflict,and refugees in third-year juniorhigh IL・Create opportunities for students
to understand that many social
problems are global and think ofways to solve them(4) Jesuit Schools are
・Create a curriculum to allow
committed to the Care of all students to learn about the global
Creationenvironment in depth・Explore global environment andconservation issues within thecontext of IL and subject content

・Put into practice activities aimed at ・Enhance activities of the cleanglobal environmental conservation up committee(5) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to justice・Create opportunities to learn thetrue meaning of “For Others, With
Others”

・Implement learning relating to
the Jesuit mission in first-year
junior high IL・Create opportunities for directcontact with people referred to as“Others”

・Implement experiential learning
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Action Plan (AP)Annual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

・Study in depth why people referred ・Implement learning about
to as “Others” emerge and create a people in need due to global
forum to consider what measurespoverty and conflict in third-year
are available to resolve thejunior high IL
problems “Others” experience
・Participation of third-year juniorhigh school students in street
fundraising・Participation of high school
students in international
exchange with the Philippines
and Cambodia
・Participate in volunteer activities
in disaster-stricken areas,
Kamagasaki, orphanages, etc.,
embodying the spirit of service
・Promote regional volunteer
initiatives in cooperation withstudent activities

4-School Common Issues(6) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to being
Accessible to All

・Examine the appropriateness ofschool fees

・Enhance scholarships forstudents with high levels offinancial need・Enhance scholarships

・Establish the Hiroshima Gakuin
Future Fund・Consider ways to make the school ・Use social media in the publicmore open to local people
relations department to shareschool information(7) Jesuit Schools are・Provide opportunities to study
committed to Interculturality Japan’s culture in depth and learn
about the diverse cultures of theworld

・Deepen understanding of one's
own culture in history andclassics classes
・Deepen understanding of one’s
own country and the international
community in classes to prepare
for events(8) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to being a
Global Network at theservice of the Mission(9) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to humanexcellence(10) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to life-longlearning

・ Actively utilize and participate in
the "Educate Magis" activities of theJesuit School
・ Actively connect to the Network ・Deliver a speech duringwith appropriate educational and reciprocal student programs withother institutions outside of the schools engaged in international
Jesuit School relationshipexchange, and conductengagement throughpresentations and social
gatherings
・Create a 6-year educational
・Expand the IL program
program to enable students toacquire the “4 C’s”
・Create an organization to enable
・Introduce a homecoming day atstudents to maintain their
the school festival
relationship with the school after
graduation
・Provide opportunities for students ・Collaborate with the Suiyukai
to reflect on and share what they(alumni association)
learned at school throughclass/grade reunions, etc.
・Establish ties with Jesuit alumniorganizations in Japan and aroundthe world to share information on
Jesuit education

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2. Carry on Jesuit education andtrain Jesuit educators

No.

Sub-item(1) Offer opportunities to train
Jesuit educators, collectmaterials, and plan andimplement training
sessions, etc.

Action Plan (AP)Annual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

・Provide at least one faculty or staff ・Utilize activities by JSEC
member with professional learning committee members and JSEC
opportunities in Jesuit education
training

・Work with the Catholic Jesuit・Exchange information andCenter to enrich resources forcollaborate with the Catholiclearning about Jesuit education and Jesuit Centercreate opportunities for training as
needed・Perform ongoing training sessions ・Utilize frontier training for young
led by the Jesuit Secondary
teachers (observe volunteer and
Education Promotion Committeesocial justice activities)(JSEC)

4-School Common Issues

・Hold regular study meetings
with priests
・Train teachers to lead incollaboration with the department
of international exchange
・Participate in various themespecific training programs forteachers
3. Stay connected with Sophia
University(1) Provide opportunities for・Collaborate with various faculties
students studying at Jesuit to create opportunities for students
schools to acquire "Ignatian to learn specialized knowledge
Leadership" and to actively while in school
utilize Sophia University's
resources

・Implement collaborative
activities with Sophia University
faculty members and student
organizations as needed

・Provide opportunities to learn
・Request cooperation inabout and experience various
accordance with curriculum
issues around the world incontent, such as IL, subjects,
collaboration with researcheducation on the value of life, etc.
institutions within the university,
such as the Asian Human Resource
Development Research Center
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Become a school that realizes
students' career aspirations(always strive to improve4.
students' academic performance/ lead them to an understandingof “Men for Others”)

No.

Action Plan (AP)Sub-item

4-School Shared AP

Annual Operating Plan
Fiscal 2024
・Examine and consider course
content by submitting curriculum
lists・Consider how to provide
instruction in each subject areaaccording to the achievement
gaps among students

School-Specific Issues

・Disseminate information on ICT
education
Become a lively school (create
opportunities for various
5.
challenges)

・Collect information on club
activities primarily through thestudent guidance department

Become a school where each
student feels that he can "belong
here" (focus as much attention as
6.
possible on each student's
unique characteristics andcircumstances)

・Practice information exchange
and collaboration between the
educational counsellor andgradesMake effective use of ICT (ICT
members will take the lead in
7.
considering and promoting theeffective use of ICT)・Utilize ICT and promotepresentations during IL andinquiry-based learning

・Exchange information among
related teachers and staff basedon student interviews, etc.

・Perform a study on the potential
applications of AI
Promote retrofitting measures for8. ageing facilities and equipment

・Drive facility enhancement
initiatives

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Jesuit schools

No.

Sub-item

Action Plan (AP)Annual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

(1) Jesuit Schools are
・Create an atmosphere in the・Continue to implement a variety
committed to being Catholic school so that students canof initiatives related to opinion
and to offer in-depth faithparticipate in the decision-making gathering and response process
formation in dialogue withprocess (joint identification) in a(the decision-making process)other religions andsound manner
worldviews
・Practice ethical and religious
education so that students canlearn Christian values and universal
values・Conduct classes using the newsyllabus, which was updated
based on the SFO perspective,
and improve the new syllabus(2) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to creating a
Safe and Healthy
Environment for all

・Create a school environment freeof harassment

・Continue to implement a variety
of initiatives related to opinion
gathering and response process(the decision-making process)

4-School Common Issues

・Examine the work style of faculty
and staff
・Promote thorough Cura Personalis ・Implement harassment training
with the support of organizations
・Post information related toharassment counseling services
and ensure that this information
is known to all
・Promote reform of teacher andstaff work styles and revise
related rules and regulations
・Continue management hearings
with teachers and staff and share
information within the steeringcommittee(3) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to Global
Citizenship・Construct a curriculum capable of ・Conduct classes using the newenabling students to learn thesyllabus, which was updated withmeaning of and problems related to a global perspective, and improveglobalization
the new syllabus
・Create opportunities for students
to experience globalization aroundthe world

・Conduct overseas language
training and the Cambodia study
tour
・Prepare for the start of theMicronesia study tour
・Enhance the English conversation ・Expand the overseas sister
ability of students
schools mutual exchange
department and implement
exchange activities
・Create opportunities for students ・Continue to implement thirdto understand that many social
year junior high school language
problems are global and think oftraining, English recitation andways to solve themspeech contests, and English
research lessons(4) Jesuit Schools are
・Create a curriculum to allow
・Conduct classes using the newcommitted to the Care of all students to learn about the global
syllabus, which was updated with
Creationenvironment in depth
a global perspective, and improve
the new syllabus
・Put into practice activities aimed at ・Explore and implement
global environmental conservation initiatives by the student council,
students, and teachers under theleadership of the SDGs
promotion officer

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Action Plan (AP)Sub-item(5) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to justiceAnnual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

・Create opportunities to learn thetrue meaning of “For Others, With
Others”

・Conduct classes using the newsyllabus, which was updated
based on the SFO perspective,
and improve the new syllabus

・Create opportunities for directcontact with people referred to as“Others”

・Conduct classes using the newsyllabus, which was updated witha global perspective, and improve
the new syllabus

・Study in depth why people referred ・Enforce practicable volunteer
to as “Others” emerge and create a experience opportunities in theforum to consider what measuresreligious affairs department
are available to resolve theproblems “Others” experience
・Consider incorporating volunteer
experiences in the SFO
curriculum for first- to third-year
high school students

4-School Common Issues(6) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to being
Accessible to All

・Examine the appropriateness ofschool fees

・Prepare for a tuition fee revision
for the next fiscal year

・Enhance scholarships

・Continue to apply existing
scholarship programs to students
who have difficulty attending
school for financial reasons

・Consider ways to make the school ・Continue to disseminate
more open to local people
information via Instagram(7) Jesuit Schools are・Provide opportunities to study
committed to Interculturality Japan’s culture in depth and learn
about the diverse cultures of theworld

・Conduct overseas language
training and the Cambodia study
tour
・Prepare for the start of theMicronesia study tour
・Conduct classes using the newsyllabus, which was renewedfrom the view of understanding
Japanese culture, and improve
the new syllabus(8) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to being a
Global Network at theservice of the Mission(9) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to humanexcellence・Actively utilize and participate in・Increase opportunities tothe "Educate Magis" activities of the introduce "Educate Magis"
Jesuit School
initiatives by a designated staff
and facilitate the participation ofteachers
・Actively connect to the Networkwith appropriate educational andother institutions outside of theJesuit School relationship
・Create a 6-year educational
program to enable students toacquire the “4 C’s”

・Conduct classes using the newsyllabus, which was updated
based on the SFO perspective,
and improve the new syllabus
・Conduct classes using the newsyllabus, which was updated witha global perspective, and improve
the new syllabus

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Action Plan (AP)Sub-item(10) Jesuit Schools arecommitted to life-longlearning

Annual Operating Plan

4-School Shared AP

Fiscal 2024

・Create an organization to enable
students to maintain theirrelationship with the school after
graduation

・Conduct discussions withalumni associations to create aplace to continue lifelong learning

・Provide opportunities for students
to reflect on and share what theylearned at school throughclass/grade reunions, etc.
・Establish ties with Jesuit alumniorganizations in Japan and aroundthe world to share information on
Jesuit education
2. Carry on Jesuit education andtrain Jesuit educators(1) Offer opportunities to train
Jesuit educators, collectmaterials, and plan andimplement training
sessions, etc.

・Provide at least one faculty or staff ・Implement specificmember with professional learning considerations for dispatching
opportunities in Jesuit educationteachers to training workshops
for specialized Jesuit education

4-School Common Issues

・Work with the Catholic Jesuit
・Dispatch teachers to Jesuit
Center to enrich resources forteacher and student training
learning about Jesuit education and programs in Japan and abroad
create opportunities for training as
needed・Perform ongoing training sessions
led by the Jesuit Secondary
Education Promotion Committee(JSEC)

・Study and exchange opinions on
Jesuit and Catholic education atteacher and staff training
sessions
・Continue training of newcomers
in Jesuit education and consider
enhancing its content

3. Stay connected with Sophia
University(1) Provide opportunities for・Collaborate with various faculties
students studying at Jesuit to create opportunities for students
schools to acquire "Ignatian to learn specialized knowledge
Leadership" and to actively while in school
utilize Sophia University's
resources

・Facilitate student participation inhands-on education abroad
through the teacher in charge ofSophia GED planning・Provide opportunities to learn
about and experience various
issues around the world in
collaboration with research
institutions within the university,
such as the Asian Human
Resource Development ResearchCenter・Renew the execution framework
for Sophia University’s visiting
lectures・Consider resuming discussions
on the renewal of the Sophia
University collaborative
curriculum with a focus on thirdyear junior high school SFO on
science problem-solving

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4. Become a school where 25% ofhigh school seniors are acceptedby public universities as active
students

No.

(1)

Action Plan (AP)Sub-item
Improve the quality of thesyllabus and classes

4-School Shared AP

Annual Operating Plan
Fiscal 2024
・Implement research lessons
twice a year, including the lesson
study day・Establish a lesson study day(implement invitation of advisors,observation by all teachers, andreview meetings)
・Encourage the invitation ofadvisors in each subject area

School-Specific Issues

Increase the number ofstudents who pass the(2) science course bystrengthening science skills

・Consider hiring part-timelaboratory assistants

5.

Renovate the first floor of thespecial building to improve theeducational environment

・Promote school land
reorganization and review ways
to collect donation
・Explore and implement layoutchanges to the first floor of thespecial wing

Systematically hire the maximum
number of full-time faculty
members within an appropriate
6. range for the budget size (aiming
at 8 faculty members belonging
to a grade level)

・Hire full-time teachers after
assessing the appropriate staffing
levels・Hire one full-time Japanese
language instructor
Prepare for the 100th anniversaryof foundation (2032) (finalize theoutline of commemorative events
7.
and proceed with preparations)

Operating base of School Corporation
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan
Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan
１．Contribute to a sustainable society and strengthen the framework for fulﬁlling social responsibilities（１）Pass down and spread Catholic Jesuit education①Consider and practice training programs to foster leaders of the・Explore and initiate a unique program for Sophia School Corporation faculty andSociety of Jesus and Jesuit education

staff
・Assess the feasibility of a training program in collaboration with JSEC・Formulate plans for the domestic and international versions of ISLF
・Consider support for Catholic education in Catholic secondary schools together with
the Federation of Catholic Schools②Strengthen the framework of the Catholic Jesuit Center and・Revitalize the various departments of the Catholic Jesuit Center, review the current

enhance its activities

organization, and establish a new structure
・Formulate and implement plans for faculty and staﬀ based on the premise of Jesuit
and Catholic education
・Hold "silent meditation meetings," "spiritual exercise training," and others forfaculty, staff, and students③Enhance partnerships among the Society of Jesus and schools

・Formulate and implement collaborative plans with the Society of Jesus Japan
Province and related organizations
・Facilitate and support social contribution activities using the Pope Francis
Commemoration Fund（２）Understand, pass down and spread the history of Sophia School Corporation and its schools①Continue the collection and organization of archives on Sophia

・Education and class support: Provide materials for practical training and classes

University and the four secondary schools, promote their・Research support: Make the catalog available on a database for the purpose ofdigitalization, and foster archivists

sharing information with researchers
・Explore methods of sharing historical documents and other information within the
University (newspaper indexes, photo catalogs, etc.)②Harness archives to edit and publish our school history; and・Hold interviews with Jesuits

consider and implement educational and training programs on our・Enhance the website

school history using such resources③Harness archives to enhance proactive communications tostakeholders, local community, and society, as well increase
opportunities for communication

Launch exhibition working
Look into a framework that allows people to feel a connection and gain a sense of
the history of the campus, community, and buildings at various places within the
University（３）Reﬁne management decisions (IR-based management and ﬂexible and prompt decision making)①Establish a framework and process for promoting the Grand
Layout; in particular, appropriately manage progress and introduce
a flexible review process in response to environmental change

Execute initiatives and ensure comprehensive information exchange within eachdepartment, involving faculty and staff participation
Monitor the status of progress of the mid- to long-term plan and establish a system
to confirm progress②Achieve IR-based management by fostering IR-oriented faculty
and staff and practicing IR-based EBDM (evidence-based decision

Utilize various IR analyses and aggregate results in policy-making and decisionmaking

making) in decision-making processes③Consider educational and support frameworks that accommodatesocial change

Formulate a concrete plan toward the implementation of an educational program tosupport socially vulnerable persons
Examine the future utilization of the Hadano campus

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Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

（４）Enhance governance and commit to compliance and risk management①Promote the clariﬁcation of authority and roles and visualization of

Formulate basic internal control policy (establish internal control system as needed)decision making processes; and therefore establish a school

Revise the articles of endowment and related rules and regulations to comply withcorporation management system in which internal control effectively the revised Private Schools Act
functions②Foster managerial personnel in charge of corporate and school

Prepare for the establishment of a body for the election of directors and trustees

operations

Provide training opportunities for directors, trustees, and auditors③Commit to and practice compliance

Establish compliance rules and regulations
Establish priority themes for training, and plan and implement training content④Promote systematic and planned risk management （preparation

Conduct risk management PDCA cycle (select critical risks, implementof anti-risk measures, including preventive measures) and purusecountermeasures, evaluate implementation status, and make improvements)

improved precision.

Promote measures to address the signiﬁcant risk of slow advancement
Establish a collaborative framework with internal control systems (as needed)
Move mission-critical network and critical servers for educational and research
institutions to a new data center
Implement BCP through system cloudiﬁcation
Improve information security awareness through training on e-mail attacks
Introduce highly secure multi-factor authentication（５）Enhance stakeholder partnerships (strengthen ties and achieve continued and eﬀective communication)①Consider new collaborative projects with local governments,

Collect information on expectations and requirements from neighboring

private companies, and various organizations and promote local and municipalities (governments) such as Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Chiyoda
social action

Ward, ascertain the actual situation, and consider forms of collaboration
Develop social contribution activities (improvement proposals, volunteer activities,etc.) by students in response to existing local issues, and look into new exchange andcooperation projects②Reconsider methods and media for announcing information andContinue improvements for stable operation of the oﬃcial website

promote strategic public relations

Renew the corporate website
Renew the undergraduate and graduate school websites (Year 2)③Set up a framework for collecting, managing, and announcing

Review "Sophia School Corporation Publicity”

information within the school corporation

Consider measures to improve communication within Sophia School Corporation
Review document control rules and related regulations④Facilitate dialogue between alumni and peers, and implement
collaborative projects and educational programs

Conduct interactive events to promote a sense of belonging to the alma mater and a
supportive mindset
Establish a system for the timely acquisition of information on alumni activities andstrengthen contacts with the relevant alumni

Operating base of School Corporation
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan
Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan
２．Organize a reassuring, safe, and comfortable campus environment that supports rich learning（１）Achieve an organization and culture that appreciates each individual, oﬀering support for all people①Implement new measure to achieve universal design

Promote campus signage plan (building directions and ﬂoor maps)
Promote campus planting plan

②Further promte DEI&B

Strengthen publicity of various university systems that promote women's
empowerment, and implement initiatives to improve these systems③Implement projects and programs that contribute to changed
awareness among faculty, staff, and students

Plan events in collaboration with students and pupils, faculty and staﬀ, and withorganizations outside the school, such as companies, local
governments, etc.
Hold joint workshops for students from the four Sophia School Corporation
Secondary Education Divisions and Sophia University
Develop areas for exchange and study at the Yotsuya Campus（２）Organize a inclusive and sustainable school/working environment (facilities, equipment, etc.) (in view of Laudato Si)①Achieve a school environment that contributes to GX, SX, andPromote waste reduction and recycling

solutions to global environmental issues, including addressing

Promote the transition to high-eﬃciency appliances to reduce CO2 emissions

carbon neutrality

Continue initiatives toward 100% renewable energy sustainability and proactively
disseminate information②Organize and operatre facilities and equipment that is reassuring,safe and confortable for all people

In line with the renovation of Building 7, upgrade air-conditioning equipment andcreate barrier-free toilets
Conduct environmental impact assessments and selection when renewing existing
facilities during renovation, etc.
Install inclusive toilets on the 4th ﬂoor of Building 2③Propose and implement refurbishment plans in line with aging

Renovate Building 7

buildings

Explore redevelopment of the southeast area of the Yotsuya Campus④Promote DX in each school

Examine and determine the policy and structure for promoting DX
Hold study sessions to expand the use of generative AI in administrative
departments
Promote preparations for the renewal of the administrative infrastructure system infiscal 2025 (create a summary plan for the new system format)

Operating base of School Corporation
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

３．Further enhance the ﬁnancial foundation, which enables the sustainable development of research and education（１）Secure ﬁnancial resources for scholarship funds, campus organization, and strategic research & educationprojects①Enhance funds for student support and research facilitation

Seek mid- to long-term budget plans from relevant departments and determine
necessary amount and timing
Strategically include items in accordance with the mid- to long-term budget plan

②Increase depreciation funds for reassuring, safe and comfortablecampus improvements

Seek mid- to long-term budget plans from relevant departments and determine
necessary amount and timing
Strategically include items in accordance with the mid- to long-term budget plan（２）Secure a balance of current accounts that enables a stronger ﬁnancial foundation (optimize the revenues and gains balance)①Secure stable revenues and formulate a budget that aims torealize an optimized balance of current accounts

Analyze the deviation between budget and actual expenditureContinue to examine appropriate tuition fee adjustments and expense item
integration to maintain real purchasing power
Explore the establishment of a ﬂuid special budget to balance extraordinary
expenditures, aligning with the necessary mid- to long-term budget plan for
infrastructure development
Implement reductions in the ordinary budget to secure funds needed to promote
GL3.0.

②Implement proactive donation activities

Develop a usage menu that is tied to the Operating Plan
Collect information on projects that require fundraising, identify the actual situation,and consider soliciting donations
Promote participation in the acquisition process through understanding andendorsement by the school executive board③Secure revenue others than student fees

Ensure risk management and mid- to long-term target returns based on the basic
portfolio
Balance investment returns and social returns
Enhance information disclosure on responsible investment
Eﬃciently operate the facility lending business④Engage in constant expenditure cutsContinue to consider measures to control cost increases in response to carbon
neutralization

Operating base of School Corporation
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan
４．Implement a personnel policu that increases organizational power

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

（１）Develop new organizations and systems that will enhance research and education power at each school①Secure diverse human resources and support the Grand Layout for
the research and education organization

Propose reorganization of academic organizations (undergraduate departments,
graduate schools, and research institutes) based on the premise of confirming thedirection with the executive board of education, including the response to the revisedStandards for the Establishment of Universities (formulation of education andresearch implementation organization, and substantiation of collaboration between
faculty and staff)
Design systems for organizational goal setting, evaluations, and management that
respect the autonomy of academic organizations (undergraduate departments,
graduate schools, and research institutes)② Implement measures that will improve the performance of staﬀ
members promoting the research and education, school
administration, and social action that Sophia School Corporation
aims to achieve

Review various personnel systems to enhance staﬀ's sense of belonging（Recruitment）
Develop strategic recruitment plans to assign staﬀ to priority domains of Sophia
School Corporation’s operations
Execute the hiring of specialized experienced staﬀ for the purpose of promoting
reforms
Vitalize the organization through diversiﬁcation of human resources（Education）
Implement SD (Staﬀ Development) that complies with organizational development
policies (issue identification/setting and solution-oriented human resource
development)（Allocation）
Achieve core human resources development for the future
Optimize job grades and assignments of full-time staﬀ members（Evaluation）
Achieve human resources development through work and activate internal
communication within the organization（Compensation)
Formulate and implement a compensation system that rewards results③Enhance the sense of belonging among faculty and staﬀ

Formulate and implement measures to achieve job satisfaction and ease of workthrough staff development
Promote innovation through cross-departmental, faculty/staﬀ collaboration, andproject-based work
Formulate and implement policies with an awareness of health management (safety
and sanitation, mental and physical health)Operating base of School Corporation
Grand Layout 3.0 / Action Plan

Fiscal 2024 Annual Operating Plan

（２）Formulate and implement a personnel plan that considers the future ﬁnancial situation①Implement personnel measures that serve the sustainable
development of Sophia School Corporation

Consider the ideal state of the total personnel expense structure in light of social
trends
Implement measures related to the optimization of Sophia School Corporation’s
operating costs
Implement staﬀ productivity improvement measures②Support the implementation of personnel plans that serve the

Formulate personnel expenses management policy for academic departments

development of Sophia School Corporation and Sophia University,(based on monitoring and long-term forecast of ordinary balance, personnel expenses

etc.

ratios, personnel expenses dependency ratios, etc.) and evaluate the status of theirimplementation
Provide support for the formulation of strategic personnel expenses allocation plansfor new projects that the University is undertaking
Formulate criteria for determining business continuity based on the perspective of
total allowable personnel expenses③Implement personnel measures that consider labor administration
trendsFormulate measures to cope with increased personnel expenses arising from proper
management of working hours
Formulate and implement measures to deal with the increase in personnel expenses
associated with equal pay for equal work, etc.
Formulate measures to deal with rising corporate contribution rates for social
insurance premiums, labor insurance premiums, etc.
Formulate personnel policies in response to the revision of the Law Concerning
Stabilization of Employment of Older Persons（３）Deepen collaboration between the Secondary School Division and the Higher Education Division①Address issues related to personnel and labor management②Enhance the functions of the Secondary School Division
Administration Office

Identify and address various issues within the Secondary Education Division
Issue concurrent appointments for full-time staﬀ members in accordance with their
domains of expertise
Formulate and implement personnel exchange policies with the Secondary
Education and Higher Education divisions

Fiscal Year 2024 Basic Budget Planning Policies※These texts were translated using an AI translation service.
【Introduction】
As the revised budget system has been abolished from this fiscal year, it will be difficult to change
the budget in the middle of the fiscal year except in special circumstances such as natural
disasters. The budget to be decided in February must be calculated in an amount that can bereliably executed based on the plan for the next fiscal year.
【Basic Planning Policies】
An optimal budget distribution of limited financial resources is required to address and promote the main
goals proposed in “Sophia School Corporation Grand Layout 3.0”.
In order to develop new education and research activities based on the Grand Layout main goals, tomaintain, and to improve the education and research environment according to the campus renovation
plan, we need to assess the appropriateness of new programs, strictly reexamine once again the existing
projects and their budgets, draw up and execute a proper, equitable and minimum budget regardless ofvested interests, precedents, or conventions.
As is the case with all school corporations, Sophia has important issues of keeping the balance of income
and expenditure and of strengthening the financial soundness further. The following points are basic policies
to plan the budget for the next fiscal year.

1. Budget planning based on activity plans and appropriate budget execution
All members of the faculty and staff shall firmly re-acknowledge the significance of understanding themain goals and financial conditions of Sophia School Corporation, developing specific activity plans,planning appropriate budget in accordance with them, recognizing the budget is financed by tuition
fees and ordinary expenses subsidy, and executing the budget properly and equitably.
2. Budget priority for important agenda
Budget distribution will be prioritized in areas of education and research activities and infrastructuredevelopment that are related to the main goals proposed in the “Sophia School Corporation Grand
Layout 3.0.”
3. Realization of balanced budget
In order to maintain a balanced budget, efficiency will be fully pursued through thorough review ofoperations of each accounting unit: Additionally, concrete action plans must be introduced specificallyfocusing on the financially unsustainable operations, while further promoting measures for increasing
income and decreasing expenses.
4. Cost reduction and achievement of maximum effect with minimum budget
In order to support new important initiatives in education and research, all existing projects will be
reviewed “without exceptions” for efficient prioritization. Further efforts will be made for the effective
use of limited budget and reduction of regular expenses, and new ideas will be encouraged to exert
greater effects with fewer budgets.
5. Optimalization of personnel expenses
Efforts will be made to optimize personnel expenses by promoting the “selection” and “concentration”
of work, implementing streamlining in operations, and outsourcing.

6. Securing tuition and fees.
We are facing difficult times of MEXT taking stricter control of admission quota, and apparent decliningof 18-year-old population. Securing stable income of tuition and fees, the basic financial resource will
be one of our main goals.
7. Efforts to actively pursue external funds
We will make every effort to acquire external funds with the basic principle of securing our own
financial resources for new and current activities.
8. Performance evaluation of university research fund system and optimization
University research fund system will be reviewed, and operational improvement made based on theactual state of the use of the research fund system and on the dissemination of research results achieved
as part of the PDCA cycle of research activities, and evaluation results of Research Evaluation
Committee (kenkyu hyoka iinkai).
9. Management accounting by division and by purpose of use to promote selection and concentration
Management accounting by division and by purpose of use and appropriate evaluation and review
are carried out regularly for implementation of “selection” and “concentration” process necessary toestablish a stable financial base and adequately carry out the main goals stated in the “Sophia School
Corporation Grand Layout 3.0” To this end, we will continue to establish a budget frame for eachdivision and purpose of use.

Sophia School Corporation
FY2024

Cashflow Statement
IncomeItem
Tuition and other student fees
Entrance examination fees and other fees
Donations
GrantsIncome from the sales of assets
Income from business activities
Interest and dividend
Miscellaneous
Loans
Prepayed tuition and other deferred credits
Other Income
Income-flow adjustment
Cash and equivalents carried over from previous year
Total

Unit:1,000Yen

19,854,217
984,300
772,772
4,143,262
2,950,000
1,204,865
733,972
964,51304,533,138
6,958,862△ 5,026,975
9,803,354
47,876,280

Expenses
Item
Personnel expenses
Expenses for education and research
Expenses for institutional administration
Interest on loans
Repayment of loans
Payment for land, buildings, and other construction in progress
Payment for equipment, libraries, and other
Payment for asset management
Other Expenses
Reserve fundExpenses-flow adjustment
Cash and equivalents carried over to next year
Total
※Totals may not be exact due to rounding.

Unit:1,000Yen

15,871,429
7,799,736
1,740,642
75,707965,488
1,709,128
1,584,087
7,848,628
754,331
225,600△ 491,240
9,792,745
47,876,280

Sophia School Corporation
FY2024

Statement of Revenue and Expenditure
Item
Tuition and other student fees

Unit:1,000Yen
19,854,217

Revenue
Expenditure

Educational activities

Entrance examination fees and other fees

984,300

Donations

719,668

Grants4,107,062

Income from business activities

754,865

Miscellaneous

964,513

total

27,384,626

Personnel expenses

15,803,259

Expenses for education and research

10,296,910

Expenses for institutional administration

1,951,135

total

28,051,304

Balance of educational activities△ 666,679

Revenue
ExpenditureExcept educational
activities

Interest and dividend

733,972

Others450,000

total

1,183,972

Interest on loans

75,707

Others0

total

75,707

Balance of except educational activities
Ordinary balance
Revenue
ExpenditureExtraordinary revenue
and expenditure

Income from the sales of assets

1,108,265
441,587
0

Others172,697

total

172,697

Net loss on disposition

229,493

Others0

total

229,493

Extraordinary balance△ 56,795

Reserve fund

225,000

Balance of current year before transfar to capital fund159,791

Transfer to capital fund

△ 2,278,950

Balance of current year

△ 2,119,159

Balance carried over from previous year

△ 10,974,155

Reversal of capital fund
Balance carried forward to next year

0
△ 13,093,313（Reference）
Total revenue

28,741,295

Total expenditure

28,581,504

Total balance※Totals may not be exact due to rounding.

159,791